The end of a blog has a weird feeling. It happens so often, because most “bloggers” start a site and burn out within a month. Some of us can’t let go, so we keep going because you keep reading. Assholes. DAI went strong for a year and a half. That’s longer than you’ve ever blogged, so shut up.

I always had a closeness with DAI. When I started blogging, there was, perhaps, one major Pittsburgh sportsblog. Sure, there were a few good ones that only talked Pitt, Pirates, etc, but only one really that covered all Pittsburgh sports. So I used my knowledge and fandom to start PSaMP. Shortly after, DAI sprung up.

When I hit my 6 month anniversary, I invited DAI to take part in an over-the-top 6 month celebration. They contributed a post as well as a MPotD.

But now, DAI is gone. In that final post, you’ll find some truly interesting nuggets about blogging and the state of the Pittsburgh sports blogosphere. I urge you to read it. A lot of people don’t have the balls to call out certain “big time” sports blogs, but DAI made sure you won’t go away without a bit of dropped knowledge.

Did I always agree with everything DAI posted? Hell no, because I don’t don’t live in a buddy-buddy, everything is rosy type of world. But I respected that they continually put out quality material, and didn’t bow to advertising dollars, recaps and glorified link dumps. Remember the Big Ben video game? Clutch.

So I salute DAI as they ride off into the sunset. The Pittsburgh sports blogosphere was a better place with them, and hopefully their words will make it an even better place in the future.